Bạc Liêu

Bạc Liêu
Thành phố Bạc Liêu
Bạc Liêu City
Bạc Liêu is located in Vietnam
Bạc Liêu
Bạc Liêu
Location of in Vietnam
Coordinates: 9°17′N 105°43′E
Country Vietnam
Province Bạc Liêu
Area
 • Total 175.25 km2 (67.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 240,045
 • Density 1,369.7/km2 (3,548/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time)
Climate Aw

Bạc Liêu (Vietnamese: [ɓàːk liəw] ) is a provincial city and capital of the Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta region in southern Vietnam. It is a medium-sized town with a population of approximately 150,000. The former name of the city is Vĩnh Lợi.

History

The name Bạc Liêu is based on the Chinese pronunciation of a Khmer name (Pol Leav ពលលាវ in Khmer). In the 1950s the area was a center of Huỳnh Phú Sổ's Hòa Hảo religion after Sổ was released there.

Climate

Climate data for Bạc Liêu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 36.0
(96.8)
33.8
(92.8)
34.6
(94.3)
36.7
(98.1)
36.5
(97.7)
35.7
(96.3)
33.8
(92.8)
33.8
(92.8)
34.2
(93.6)
33.5
(92.3)
33.5
(92.3)
32.8
(91.0)
36.7
(98.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
30.6
(87.1)
31.7
(89.1)
32.8
(91.0)
32.6
(90.7)
31.4
(88.5)
30.8
(87.4)
30.7
(87.3)
30.5
(86.9)
30.4
(86.7)
30.3
(86.5)
29.5
(85.1)
30.9
(87.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.4
(77.7)
26.0
(78.8)
27.3
(81.1)
28.6
(83.5)
28.4
(83.1)
27.6
(81.7)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
25.6
(78.1)
26.9
(80.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
23.1
(73.6)
24.3
(75.7)
25.4
(77.7)
25.3
(77.5)
25.1
(77.2)
24.8
(76.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.5
(76.1)
24.5
(76.1)
24.0
(75.2)
23.0
(73.4)
24.3
(75.7)
Record low °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
17.3
(63.1)
18.1
(64.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.2
(70.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
21.4
(70.5)
21.8
(71.2)
21.7
(71.1)
18.1
(64.6)
16.4
(61.5)
16.1
(61.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.2
(0.20)
3.7
(0.15)
13.9
(0.55)
59.6
(2.35)
201.3
(7.93)
281.1
(11.07)
273.9
(10.78)
290.1
(11.42)
309.3
(12.18)
295.3
(11.63)
173.2
(6.82)
47.4
(1.87)
1,954
(76.93)
Average rainy days 2.0 0.9 1.6 4.9 16.1 20.7 22.2 21.8 23.2 22.1 13.8 6.5 155.7
Average relative humidity (%) 80.7 79.5 78.9 78.8 83.2 85.9 86.8 87.7 88.7 88.8 86.4 84.0 84.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 239.3 255.0 291.9 271.7 206.0 166.2 177.8 172.4 156.1 168.8 193.5 205.8 2,505.8
Source 1: Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology
Source 2: The Yearbook of Indochina (1932-1933)